Brief

Ex-ranger and his friend come across a document released mistakenly by a shadowy group bent on financial world domination. The two work to expose the group, and save themselves in the process. Over a series of attempts on their lives, the two span the continental US and Puerto Rico in search of justice. With the CIA and government agents on their back, they take down the network of evil from the inside out.

What We Liked

- The plot involves a lot of B characters that add a bit more of a dynamic to the "buddy-cop/action" premise. It is a male-centric movie that will bring the male demographic mostly, but the use of strong female supporting characters will round the movie out in a way that something like James Bond traditionally lacks. There is a strong sense of family and justice that lead to a wholesome conclusion, and there are attempts to paint the federal government as forces of good that don't always make their way into traditional action plots.
- Film: For film this feels like a 2hr plus action adventure. The buddy cop feel is heightened with some ex-military background that makes for an archetypal summer action film. There is some nuance added with the inclusion of the wife/daughter as acting B characters as well as the friend Emily and CIA agents introductions later in the narrative. There are lots of small momentum boosters when new characters enter the story that make this plot complex enough to pad out the 2hr film slot without being too complicated for the average movie-goer.
- For TV this is a lot of material to work with. There are at least two major confrontations with the antagonists that could build out a first season quite nicely. The first few episodes establishing the characters and the hook with this strange secret document, and then the suspense can ramp up into these minor fights and the scenes that bring the buddy action heroes to Puerto Rico. From there the rest of the story can bleed into at least 2 if not 3 seasons without sacrificing the fast pacing. The big thing to watch for is what other engines the story has besides the antagonist attacking.
- Key points: Retribution, Family Dynamics, Strengthening Friendships, Finding Love, Action Adventure.

Synopsis

Jackson gets a strange call from his friend and decides to check out the situation. Upon searching his home, Jackson finds his friend has been abducted. He follows the breadcrumbs left by his friend Quan and that leads him to a man in DC.

Meanwhile a secret organization, known as NOW, has developed a plan to inject mind-controlling microchips into the US population on July 4th. A NOW agent threatens Jackson's wife who takes their daughter and head to a friend's house in the secluded Canadian woods.

Meanwhile Jackson's friend Quan is assisted in his escape from a NOW facility in Alaska, but not before he is injected with one of the mind-control tracking chips. Over the next two days the buddies meet up and head to Puerto Rico, where they end up being tracked down by NOW agents.

The men escape and make their way back to the US. Meanwhile agents have found Jackson's wife, but NOW is right on their tail. After a long escape, NOW catches up and captures Jackson's wife and daughter.

The two buddies travel to Canada to check out the scene. They meet Emily, the wife's friend, and they start tracking down the wife and daughter. Government agents assist and they break into the NOW facility housing the wife and daughter, but the NOW agents escape.

Over the next few days they plan one final attack on the NOW base in Alaska. They kill the NOW leadership and make their way to the safety of Emily's remote home.

There is a sniper attack that distracts the adults and the daughter is kidnapped by the NOW leader's former lover. She tells them to go alone to an abandoned warehouse to make the exchange, but when they get there, they watch the woman get killed by a sniper drone from a helpful government agent.
The group tries to return to normal life, but they will never forget the incidents that almost took their lives.

About The Author

Raymond C. Perkins Jr. grew up in the wilds of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, where he has spent most of his life. Ray is a retired middle school Social Studies teacher, who came up with the idea of a history-mystery book during his very first year of teaching. His books contain elements of real-life history and share important life lessons about perseverance and overcoming adversity. Ray currently lives in Derby, Vermont. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Mary, five children and granddaughter. In addition to The B.T. and Jimmy Adventure Series, Ray has authored a book about his father-in-law's World War II experience in Burma and China.